Last Updated: December 12, 2024

E. Online – Evidence Citation and Exchange Rules

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League Policies

    1. Cut and formatted evidence must be exchanged within the competition room via the evidence exchange chat and/or the file upload function and include a full citation according to Rule B.2.
      1. Providing only the link to a source does not meet this requirement, but the link may be included in the required citation.
      2. For any evidence read or summarized directly from a complete printed source, a photograph of the source’s title page or complete citation information must be made promptly available in addition to photographs of the page(s) marked according to rule B.3. 
    2. The evidence exchange chat may be used to:
      1. Copy and paste evidence.
      2. Share links to evidence stored in cloud-based files (e.g., Google Docs). The document owner must ensure that document permissions are set for open access.
      3. Confirm receipt of verbally requested evidence.
    3. File upload may be used to upload documents.
      1. The recommended file types are .pdf or .jpg. Other acceptable formats include .doc, .docx, or .png.
      2. Debaters are responsible to ensure that they can download and open all of these file types on their device.